Professor Michael Streissguth of Le Moyne College’s Department of Communication and Film Studies will share insights on the role of Blues music in the African-American experience in recognition of Black History Month. For adults and teens.
The ReZone Syracuse Project team will hold an interactive public meeting at Corcoran High School at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the cafeteria. The meeting will include a brief presentation and then reveal the new Draft Zoning Map and discuss how this will positively influence neighborhoods. Presenters will focus the mapping discussion on the southwestern quadrant of the city, so neighborhood residents and property and business owners in this quadrant are encouraged to attend.
This film by Pratibha Parmar is an exuberant celebration of African-American women and their achievements and features interviews with Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker. Within the context of the civil rights, Black power and feminist movements, the trio reassess how women such as Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer revolutionized American society. Screening is free and open to the public.
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage led to a legal battle that would end at the U.S. Supreme Court. Free.
Upstate Medical University's Student National Medical Association (SNMA) will present The Black History Month Gala - "Unsung Heroes in Medicine" Feb. 17 in honor of Black History Month and as a fundraiser benefiting the South Side's Rahma Clinic. Gala will include cocktails, dinner and dancing. Cost is $25 for students and $40 for the general public. Semi-formal attire requested. To learn more, contact Elana Cook at cookel@upstate.edu.
Goodnight Moonshine, the husband and wife duo of Eben Pariser (of Roosevelt Dime) and Molly Venter (of Red Molly) will perform a special concert in Syracuse as part of the Folkus Project Fridays concert series. Tickets are $15 ($12 for members). To learn more, call (315) 446-8920.
All Task Force members of the South Side Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today are invited to attend the Presentation of Findings for the TNT South Side 5-Year Plan. APD Solutions will reveal information on the survey findings including the neighborhood data profile, land-use and areas of concern.
An African-American baby who refuses to be born in the South; Billie Holiday’s first performance; rent parties; and a night at the Apollo Theater. Hear legends, songs, stories and poems from the Harlem Renaissance period in America’s New York City. Suitable for youth starting in sixth grade to adults. For more information, call (315) 435-3636.
South Side Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today recently received a grant from the University Neighborhood Service Agreement Advisory Committee (UNSAAC) for an art mural project on the South Side. At this meeting, TNT members will discuss ideas for the murals and gather community feedback, input and enlist volunteers to assist with the project.
Enjoy the newly released film “Queen of Katwe” based on the true story of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan girl who sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess. Free popcorn while you watch. Open to all ages.
The Stand
